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PARIS,  (Reuters) – Zion Williamson’s highly-anticipated NBA debut caught the eye on Wednesday, but the league’s MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo is advising the teenager not to rush it if he is to reach and stay at the top.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli suggested KL Rahul will continue as their wicketkeeper in the Twenty20 series against New Zealand as it offers them the luxury of playing an extra batsman.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – England’s Joe Root said that completing a series victory over South Africa in their backyard would be a captaincy highlight, especially after the number of challenges the visitors have had to face over the past few weeks.

A sense of great anticipation was birthed when Guyanese duo Kevlon Anderson and Ashmead Nedd departed Guyana to join their Caribbean counterparts to contest the 2020 ICC under – 19 World Cup in South Africa. 

Ronaldo Alimohamed has replaced Raymon Reifer in the Guyana Jaguars squad for their match against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force today at Providence in the West Indies Professional Cricket League.

A couple of years ago, there was a lot of hype surrounding Kaysan Ninvalle; he was one of Guyana’s most exciting junior table tennis players who copped Caribbean honours, winning the Caribbean under – 11 title in Jamaica during 2016. 

Tokyo Olympic Games hopeful, Leslain Baird returned to the competitive throwing on Sunday when the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) staged its second ‘Development Meet’ at the McKenzie Sports Club ground.

The likes of Regan Pollard, Denis Dias, Tony Farnum, and David Fernandes will don Guyana’s national colours in the inaugural BCQS International Guyana Masters Squash Championship which serves off today from 17:00hrs at the Georgetown Club Squash court. 

Female national and Caribbean badminton champion Priyanna Ramdhani continued her impressive start to 2020 by copping another international medal while her brother Narayan was also a podium finisher following the duo’s participation in last weekend’s 2019/2020 ACAC Badminton tournament in Alberta, Canada. 

The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association [GABA], the largest association under the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation [GABF] umbrella, will stage its electoral congress on Sunday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Tamas Ajan will stand aside as president of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) for 90 days pending investigations into allegations of corruption, the governing body said in a statement yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Fit-again all-rounder Deandra Dottin is poised to play her first international in 12 months after being recalled to the Caribbean side for next month’s Women’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – England paceman Jofra Archer will get one more day to prove his fitness for a place in the team for the final test against South Africa but he is staking a strong claim for a recall, assistant coach Graham Thorpe said yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australian Open contenders Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer recorded impressive wins to reach the third round at Melbourne Park yesterday.

Damian Lillard was in the middle of a postgame television interview on Monday night when teammate CJ McCollum doused him with a cup of water in an attempt to cool him down. 

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Manchester United’s Champions League qualification hopes suffered a blow with a 2-0 upset at home to Burnley in the Premier League yesterday, as the Old Trafford fans vented their anger at the club’s U.S.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African players can look forward to playing “street-smart” cricket when Quinton de Kock takes over as captain next month.

HARARE,  (Reuters) – Angelo Mathews scored a maiden test double-century as Sri Lanka took control of the first test against Zimbabwe at the close of day four at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.

The Guyana Football Federation [GFF] has selected a provisional squad of 47 players to prepare for the 2020 CONCACAF Women’s U20 Championship in the Dominican Republic from February 22nd-March 8th.

Orein Angoy was returned unopposed as president of the Diamond United Football Club when the entity officially staged its Electoral Congress on Monday.